| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
State prepares for Great Central US Shakeout earthquake drill Greg Thomas said that the Adair County Emergency Management office will be checking notifications systems and that the Adair County School System will be conducting a drill to coincide with the Great Central US Shakeout earthquake drill on April 28, 2011 Forwarded by Greg Thomas, Adair Co. Emergency Management Director, from Buddy Rogers, Kentucky Emergency Management Public Information officer FRANKFORT, KY (April 12, 2011) - As Japan was hit with yet anotherearthquake yesterday, Kentucky continues to prepare for the Great Central USShakeOut Earthquake Drill, scheduled for April 28, 2011, and the NationalLevel Exercise 2011 (NLE 2011), scheduled for May 16-20, 2011. Scientists, experts and emergency management officials are aware earthquakessimilar to, if not greater than, those that recently struck Japan and NewZealand could hit Kentucky anywhere, at any time and are taking steps toeducate and prepare Kentuckians. Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM), its federal partners, state and localofficials, private sector and non-governmental organizations will collaborateon the Great Central U.S. Shakeout and the 2011 National Level Exercise.These events are designed to educate Americans on what they can do to bebetter prepared for earthquakes, as well as other catastrophic events. The 2011 ShakeOut drill will be the largest earthquake preparedness event incentral U.S. history. More than 1.8 million participants have alreadyregistered with 239,679 participants from Kentucky. The ShakeOut is abroad-based outreach program in partnership with the media and publicadvocacy by hundreds of partners. This event is being organized by theCentral United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) (http://www.cusec.org)and its member states: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana,Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. The ShakeOut will be centered around asimultaneous drop, cover, and hold drill that will be held at 10:15amCT onApril 28, 2011 To participate and register, visit www.shakeout.org/centralus/kentucky andpledge your family, school, business or organization's participation in thedrill. Registered participants will receive information on how to plan theirdrill and how to create a dialogue with others about earthquake preparedness.All organizers ask is that participants register (so they can be counted andreceive communications), and at the minimum practice "Drop, Cover and Holdon!" Kentucky will use a mock catastrophic earthquake to drive the upcoming Tier Iexercise, known as NLE 2011, which will simulate the decisions and actionsthat top officials should be prepared to take in the first 96-hours followinga devastating earthquake. This is the first NLE to focus on a natural hazard,rather than a terrorism-focused scenario. In planning since 2008, NLE 2011 is expected to be the largest joint exercisein United States history and will include activities with local responders,federal and state emergency management officials, private sector partners andvolunteer organizations at multiple venues around the region, as well as inWashington D.C. and various FEMA regional offices. Everyone, includingprivate citizens, is invited to participate and exercise their own earthquakepreparations. Certificates of participation will be issued to those whoregister and participate in online NLE 2011 surveys. For more information on the NLE 2011 and to register as a participant, visitwww.kyem.ky.gov/nle2011. The exercise is designed to assess response and recovery capabilities bothnationally and regionally. Kentucky will use the exercise to update andrewrite the Commonwealth Catastrophic Earthquake Response Plan. Individuals and their families can take the following steps to prepare forearthquakes:
This story was posted on 2011-04-12 14:07:36
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic News:
Angie Burnett announces: $500 reward for return of Heidi KSP sends driving tips for heavy rains and high water Goodins at Hadley Community Church April 17, 2011 Reminder: Lenten services at Columbia UMC, Wed, April 13, 2011 Easter Egg Hunt at Barnetts Creek, UMC, April 23, 2011 Easter Sunrise Service at Barnetts Creek, April 24, 2011 Ode to Billy Joe, by Wm. Feese Jr., poet Agenda, C/AC Economic Development Authority, April 13, 2011 Good news: Found riding mower through CM Want to Buy Deadline to register to vote in KY primary Mon., April 18, 2011 View even more articles in topic News |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
